Recorded live at the 2025 ASU+GSV Summit in San Diego, this session featured Jean Ryan, Head of Global Leadership Development at PepsiCo; Shawna Erdmann, Former SVP of Talent and Learning at Comcast; Heather Stefanski, Chief Learning and Development Officer at McKinsey; Kati Clement-Frazier, Head of Enterprise Learning & Learning Sciences at Takeda; and Meighan Hackett, Corporate People & Learning Leaders at The Learning Forum.

The session explored the evolving role of Chief Learning Officers (CLOs) in addressing urgent workforce challenges, from rapid upskilling and demonstrating ROI to navigating complex governance and organizational change. The speakers—leaders from CLO LIFT, a collaborative initiative uniting CLOs from top global organizations—discussed efforts to build a collective voice, advance the science of learning, cultivate learning cultures, and scale personalization in L&D. As CLO LIFT enters its second year, the conversation highlighted the need for shared standards, clear value metrics, and continued practitioner-driven innovation to shape the future of learning leadership.

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